But this is the first time in my life that I have weighed over 200 pounds without being pregnant. And I know that a few months ago I was almost at 200lbs. I also know that since then I am down. But from someone that used to weigh 130lbs this is a huge amount of weight. I know that it has not gotten so bad that is drastically affecting my health... YET! But if the weight does not go down soon I know that it will.
Diabetes runs heavy in my family and it is a real possibility for me if I do not get to a more manageable weight. I have watched my mother struggle with her diabetes for years (type 1) and my dad was recently diagnosed with diabetes also (type 2) I also know that three of my great uncles had diabetes and that at least one of them fatally. It is hard knowing this. It is hard to know that when I look at the rolls in the mirror to imagine myself dealing with something as horrible as diabetes for years to come. I also want to teach my children that eating right and exercise is the right thing to keep them healthy.
We do not drink soda. We do not keep junk food in the house at all. No chips. No candy. No cakes. No soda. And usually no ice cream (even though there is some in the freezer now) And we don't eat a lot of oily or fried foods. Most meals in my house are home made also. But we also do not ignore our cravings. If I want candy then I will go get a candy bar... it just does not happen very often. Right now? I really want some Cheetos. (yummy) Ha ha! Maybe sometime this weekend.
I work out every day. Today was a good bike ride. We went just under 4 miles in about 40 minutes. So not too bad. I will have jelly legs tomorrow since a bunch of that was uphill. And I had my gears set pretty high so my resistance was awesome. Tomorrow if Stacey does not feel like a bike ride then I will do my at home workout. I tend to my You Shape game when Tom is home (http://yourshapegame.ubi.com/fitness-evolved-2012/en-us/index.aspx) on the kinect because I dont want him making fun of my retardedness on my Zumba game (http://zumbafitnessgame.com/zumba_rush.php)
I would love to hear everyone else's daily workout stories. So comment and tell me about it :) When I am comfortable getting on the scale, when I think that my self esteem is not going to take a horrific nose dive, because my confidence in the way that I feel is better, I am going to post a scale picture.
